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OHIO students and faculty involved in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program pose for a photo

OHIO research project selected for International Space Station

A research project designed by a group of 91̽»¨ students will soon be traveling to the International Space Station (ISS).

Sarah Wyatt photographed the imprints of the hands of astronaut Neil Armstrong — one of her heroes — on display in the Space Walk of Fame museum in Titusville, Fla.
Research & Impact

Sarah Wyatt among 18 scientists leading nation's space research agenda for living on moon, Mars

Sarah Wyatt is one of 18 U.S. scientists who led the formulation of the nation's ambitious 10-year research roadmap to support humans traveling to the moon and Mars.

A SpaceX rocket on launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Photo by Sarah Wyatt

If you're interested in space, join OHIO's student spaceflight experiment this fall

Professor Sarah Wyatt is looking for 91̽»¨ students who want to help design experiments for the International Space Station.

The 91̽»¨ sundial

Student Enhancement Awards provide $110,116 in funding to 20 students

The 91̽»¨ Student Enhancement Awards program provided 20 students with a total of $110,116 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

Ben Holt, portrait

Alumnus Ben Holt starts his next adventure as VP for Innovation at AgBiome

Ben Holt, who didn't have his career path mapped out when he arrived at 91̽»¨, was recently named vice president for innovation at AgBiome and continues to defy gravity in his career path.

Three students work in a creek
Research & Impact

The efforts behind a greener 91̽»¨

Every day, students, faculty and staff work to make 91̽»¨ a more climate-friendly place to live and learn. 

Dr. Harvey Ballard, enrivonmental portrait

Harvey Ballard describes two new violet species in the northeastern United States, notes 'variants' still to be classified

Just as tiny violets spread their spring blanket of purple across the local landscape, Harvey Ballard's new monograph describes all the known types of violets in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.

Susan Calhoun standing in the middle of cherry blossom trees

Landscape coordinator and alumna Susan Calhoun retires after 35 years

For 35 years, Susan Calhoun took care of OHIO’s magnificent trees and landscapes, including the iconic cherry trees, until her recent retirement as landscape coordinator. 

Ryan Steere from the College of Arts & Sciences won first place and the People’s Choice master's award.

Eight graduate students win cash awards in Three Minute Thesis competition

Eight graduate students won cash awards at the 91̽»¨ Three Minute Thesis Competition finals hosted by the Graduate College on Feb. 23.

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Bob Woodward, Robin Wall Kimmerer to speak at OHIO in lecture series presentations

91̽»¨ will host two nationally-recognized authors and experts in their respective fields this March as part of the 2023 Kennedy Lecture Series and the Frontiers in Science Lecture Series.

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Thirteen OHIO campus spaces receive Experiential Spaces Designation

91̽»¨â€™s Center for Advising, Career and Experiential Learning has announced that 13 spaces on campus have received its Experiential Spaces Designation for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Wyatt lab at the ASGSR conference in Houston, where they presented their work.

Gbolaga Olanrewaju wins top graduate award, first place for poster at gravitational and space research conference

Gbolaga Olanrewaju won the top graduate student award and first place for his research poster at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research meeting in Houston.

Sarah Wyatt, Ph.D., professor of environmental and plant biology and director of the molecular and cellular biology graduate program at 91̽»¨

Sarah Wyatt's next experiment on the International Space Station will probe plant telomeres

Sarah Wyatt is teaming up with colleagues from Texas A&M and Colorado State to research the effect of space radiation on plant telomeres -- an International Space Station experiment.

Drs. Kim Thompson and David Rosenthal

Science Café features Thompson and Rosenthal on 'Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs' on Dec. 7

Science Café presents Kim Thompson and David Rosenthal discussing "Planting Rooftops around Town – Benefits and Challenges of Green Roofs" on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

A load of food rescued by Nanda Filkin

Nanda Filkin's environmental mission saves food, helps local pantries

91̽»¨ alumna Nanda Filkin is a scientist by day and an environmentally conscious volunteer by night.

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